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AlexandrByesterday at 5:56 PM2 repliesview on HN

"The economy" is humans spending money on stuff and services. So if humands always assign intrinsic value to ourselves and our kin...


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ben_wyesterday at 6:12 PM

For economic purposes, "the economy" also includes corporations and governments.

Corporations and governments have counted amongst their property entities that they did not grant equal rights to, sometimes whom they did not even consider to be people. Humans have been treated in the past much as livestock and guide dogs still are.

kadushkayesterday at 6:22 PM

This will break down when >30% of people are unemployed